Personal stem cell banking and the problem with property

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 339-356

  Fannin, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Body; Contract; Law; Property; Tissue economy

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; STEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957918790     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2011.574795     Document Type: Article

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